PGA Championship betting board
Posted at the Westgate sports book Baltusrol Golf Club, Par 70 PROPOSITIONS Winning score: 271.5 (Over/Under -110) Will there be a hole-in-one? No -160/Yes +140 Will there be a playoff? No -380/Yes +320 Lowest completed round shot by any golfer: 64.5 (Over/Under -110) Will Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy or Jordan Spieth win the Open? No -330/Yes +270 Will Rickie Fowler make the cut? Yes -280/No +240 Will Sergio Garcia make the cut? Yes -450/No +375 Will Bubba Watson make the cut? Yes -280/No +240 Dustin Johnson Rory McIlroy Jason Day Jordan Spieth Henrik Stenson Phil Mickelson Justin Rose Adam Scott Sergio Garcia Matt Kuchar Bubba Watson -110 Rickie Fowler -110 “Of the four favorites, I like DJ and Rory,” said golf handicapper Wes Reynolds (@WesReynolds1 on Twitter). “DJ is in the best form. McIlroy is at his best on long courses that are soft. Day is not in the best of form. Spieth is still a little off.”
Mickelson and Stenson, each at 15-1 odds and tied for fifth on the odds board, are receiving strong support for the PGA, Sherman said. Six days after losing his duel with Stenson in Scotland, Mickelson showed up at Baltusrol to begin preparing.
Day, whose only major win came at last year’s PGA, ranks first on the PGA Tour in strokes gained putting. But strokes gained tee-to-green is the statistic that should matter most this week, and Johnson (second) and McIlroy (third) follow former UNLV standout Adam Scott in that category.
Scott flopped in the British — tying for 43rd, 25 strokes behind Stenson — but analytics indicate he should fare better at Baltusrol. His odds offer some value at 30-1.
Reynolds is eyeing Sergio Garcia (25-1) and Branden Grace (40-1), talented second-tier players still in search of a major championship. Garcia has tortured himself and his bettors with 22 top-10 finishes in majors, including a tie for fifth in the British.
Clip this Reynolds quote and recite it before every major: “Sergio is playing good golf, and I think will play very well here, but I don’t know if he’ll win.”
This has been a season of first- time major winners with Danny Willett (Masters), Johnson and Stenson claiming the first three.
Sherman’s long shots to finally break through are Garcia, Matt Kuchar (40-1) and Patrick Reed (40-1).
Picking a winner in a golf tournament is almost a needle-in-ahaystack hunt, but cashing one goes a long way. I’m betting on McIlroy, Scott and Zach Johnson, a two-time major winner who’s in good form and at the right price (50-1).
Never count out Spieth, but it seems it’s just not his year. Las Vegas Review-Journal sports betting columnist Matt Youmans can be reached at myoumans@reviewjournal. com or 702-387-2907. He co-hosts “The Las Vegas Sportsline” weekdays at 2 p.m. on ESPN Radio (1100 AM). Follow on Twitter: @mattyoumans247